Why was impressment a problem for the US?

Answer 1

The British were impressing American sailors ("impressing" meant forcibly capturing them and making them serve). The British claimed that these sailors were deserters from the Royal Navy. The US, as a sovereign nation, did not recognize the right of the British to do this. Impressment was eventually stopped after the conclusion of the war, in which Britain failed to gain any territory and failed to defeat the Americans.

Answer 2

Impressment was just one of several causes of the War of 1812. Because of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, our commercial rights as a neutral on the high seas were being infringed upon by France and England. Great Britain also practiced the policy of impressment, stopping American ships and claiming that some sailors were British deserters from the British navy and forcing them to serve on British war ships. Impressment had been a policy of Great Britain for a long time...........

Answer 3

Because is was a contributing factor towards the war of 1812.

Answer 4

It can be a tool for augmenting the strength of your Navy, and was looked upon favorably by the British in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Answer 5

Because young men were taken into the navy by force and without notice. Their Constitutional rights were violated in the process.

Answer 6

To win Fance i think